Rocking-chair



(No Model.)

irnn dretes farnNT OFFICE.

ORRIN S. TURNER, OF NEVV VINEYARD, MAINE.

ROGKING-CHAIR.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,584, dated March 12, 1889. Application filed October 11, 1887. Serial No. 251,98'7. (No model.)

To all whom, it may oonccrn:

Be it known that I, OBRIN S. TURNER, of New Vineyard, in the co unty of Franklin and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boeking-Chairs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

In the drawings forming part of this speci- Iication, Figure l is a side elevation of a rocking-chair having back and head-rest frames in aecordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation with the seat and rockers removed. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section of the adjustable back detached. Fig. i is a perspective view of the cushion-rest for the head detached from the head-rest fralne proper. Fig. 5 is a perspectiye view of the chair as shown in Fig. 3, but with the adjustable and swinging back and the head-rest frame which carries it both placed in amore or less Vertically-inclining position. 6 is a perspective View in detail, on an enlarged scale, of one means for fastening the head-rest .frame to a part of the main frame-work of the chair, and thereby to secure it against swinging at its lower portion either backward or forward, as nay be desired. Fig. '7 is a side view in detail of the means of this inventiou for fastening the head-rest frame against iuoveinent and enabling it to be set at different positions.

In the drawings, A is one of the front and .i one of the back 'prights (two uprights in each case being used) ot' the body of the chair, and C are horizontal cross-roiuds joining said uprights, and Dis the seat carried by then, all. as ordinarily.

E is a rocker of the chair, two being used, and each rocker is fastened to a front and back upright, A B, as usual.

The rockers E have a running and bearing edge, F, curving from end to end, and having its back portion, G, of an enlarged and greatlyincreased radius compared with the radius of the forward portion., II, and preferably almost straight, all so as to secure a roeking movenent similar to the swing of a hannnock, and to enable the chair swung back to a rest thereon to be then practically secure and firn in a reclining position of considerable backward inclination.

.I is a brace extending diagonally across and braeing the rocker at its back. portion against the back upright. This brace J gives its rockerN strength and stiifens it to resist the strain upon it when the ohair is rocked and set at rest on the back portions, G, of the rockers, as stated.

K is a rectangular frame, eonsisting of a side and cross pieces, and pivoted by its side pieces to and between the upward extensions L of the backuprights, B. This frane K at its upper portion has a head-rest, M, detachably secured to it, and between its sides it has a back, N, which is pivoted to it so as to swing on it, and said pivoting of the back is slightly below the pivoting of the head-rest frane to the upright extensions of the back uprights.

The back N is free to swing on the headrest. frane K, and the head-rest frane on the upward extensions of the back uprights, B, and thus a self-adjust-able back and also an adjustable head-rest are secured, the whole allowing a most easy and springy movement or forward pressure of the head-rest and of the back, and enabling easy and comfortable positions of the back and head to be obtained.

In Fig. (3, Q is a swiveled button-head having opposite end extensions, R S, and attached to the lower portion of the head-rest frane, and 02 is a cross-round of the back nprights in position for said button to be engaged at one end, R, against the back edge thereof, and this button, by its opposite end, S, when the button is suitably swung therefor, acts with the cross-round 02 as a stop to the backward swing, and the button Q, engaged with the back edge of the cross-round, as above stated, is a stop to the forward swing of the headrest frane at its lower portion.

In Fig. '7, which illustrates the special means of this inyention for fastening the head-rest frame, T is a pin fastened in either one or both of-the side uprights, K, of the head-rest frame, and engaging one of the holes U of a series of holes in a block,V, arranged to swing upon a vertical pin, W', attached to and proj ected downward fron the under side of either or both arn-rests X. The head-rest frame, engaged by its pin T with a hole, U, of the swinging block V, is held in its adjusted position against movenent, and said block swung ontwardly and disengaged from said pin of headrest frane for having its inelina-tion Varied, and then fastened by again engaging said block with its said pin.

K on uprghts B, and With means consisting of a swingng block, V, and pins T, relatvely 15 applied to chair and back frarnes and adapted to be engaged and disengaged, substantially as and for the purposes deseribed.

In testnony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing zo witnesses.

ORRIN S. TURNER.

Witnesses:

EVERETT B. N oRToN, ENocH 0. GREENLEAF. 

